Duas for relief from anxiety, worry, and distress
O Allah, I ask You for its [this matter's] goodness, and the goodness of what it contains, and I seek refuge in You from its evil, and the evil of what it contains. O Allah, make our decision easy for us and guide us to what is best.
O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your female servant. My forelock is in Your hand. Your command over me is effective. Your judgment upon me is just. I ask You by every name that You have called Yourself, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or kept unto Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen that is with You, to make the Quran the springtime of my heart, the light of my chest, the banisher of my grief, and the remover of my anxiety.
O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand. Your command over me is ever effective. Your judgment upon me is just. I ask You by every name that You have called Yourself, or revealed to any of Your creation, or sent down in Your Book, or kept to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen which is with You, that You make the Quran the spring of my heart, and the light of my chest, and a remover of my sorrow, and a driver away of my anxieties.
O Allah, indeed I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your female servant. My forelock is in Your hand. Your command over me is effective. Your judgment upon me is just. I ask You by every name that You have called Yourself, or revealed to any of Your creation, or sent down in Your Book, or kept exclusively unto Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen which is with You, that You make the Qur'an the spring of my heart, and the light of my chest, and a banisher of my sorrow and a reliever of my anxiety.
O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand. Your judgment is against me. Your decree concerning me is just. I ask You by every name that You have called Yourself, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or kept unto Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen which is with You, that You make the Quran the delight of my heart, and the light of my chest, the remover of my sadness, and the banisher of my worries.
O Ever-Living, O Self-Subsisting, by Your mercy I seek relief. Rectify for me all of my affairs and do not entrust me to myself for even the blink of an eye.
O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand. Your judgment upon me is inevitable. Your decree concerning me is just. I ask You by every name that You have called Yourself, or revealed to anyone from Your creation, or taught to anyone from Your knowledge, or sent down in Your Book, or kept exclusively with You in the knowledge of the unseen, that You make the Qur'an the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the remover of my grief, and the banisher of my worries.
My Lord, indeed I seek refuge in You, lest I ask of You that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the losers.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, from helplessness and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, and from the heavy burden of debt and the overpowering of men.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, and I seek refuge in You from helplessness and laziness, and I seek refuge in You from cowardice and stinginess, and I seek refuge in You from the overwhelming burden of debt and the subjugation of men.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the actions of Shaytan and from bad dreams.
O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your female servant. My forelock is in Your Hand. Your decree concerning me is inevitable, and Your judgment upon me is just. I ask You by every Name that You have called Yourself, or revealed to anyone from Your creation, or sent down in Your Book, or kept entirely to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen, that You make the Qur'an the springtime of my heart, and the light of my chest, and a banisher of my sadness, and a reliever of my worries.